New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-13
STATE POLITICS.
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"Tbc Rochester rost Express" reports that the
| Indications that the Senatorial contest Gin the
Monroe Orleans district, is going IN favor Of sheriff
Hannah aud against senator Pitts" The senatorial
convnton Is TO meet october IL.
Leading AIlcgany Republicans predict that the
county Will go Republican this year by from 5000
To $500 majority.
"The Democratic party" remarks "rbe Albany
Journal" "has nothing TO say and Will not make
speaking campaign 1t has nothing satisfying to
gve 10 the people Governor Hi, by his veto OF
tho vedder tax bill, deprived the state OF Income
Of about e3OO0OO0 year. He ard his followers do
not care this matter discussed. II troubles
the Iiohibdonlsts and u1e sa'oonlieeperS Ihey
rednceI bv about one-thIrd II the Vedder bin had
been signed and the salOOn-keepers would have been
compelled TO make mp the difference
number Of leading members of the last Legislature
have already been ren0mnated
"The Elmira Advertiser" expresses the opinion
that the opportunity To vote for Colonel Fred d. Grant
for Secretary OF state will afford great many
thousand citizens peculiar pleasure"
Tho Democratic newspapers which have bccn
soemnly asserting that there harmony all along
the Democratic lines earnestly requested give
glance at Erie County. When Mr. shcehan and his
friends werc last heard from they going around
with razors In their boots.
Tho delegates TO the Republican Convention from,
Erie County were instructed to support James II.
Carmichael OF Buffalo for state Treasurer
"The Cattaraugus Republican" concludes a long
article addressed the disaected Republicans In the
second Ciautauqua District follows "Our friends
In the Second District Of Chauanqua Will surely
occasion to regret their ton II they persist la pur-
suing the unwiso course they have entered upon
Tho opposition to Mr.. Frost should with his
nomination. The fact that he did not continue TO
vote for Miller, and thus prolOng contest already too
bitter for the good Of the party affords just
son to non-cOncur In tho action OF tho convention
which re-nominatcd him."
Candidate for the spcakershp Of tho next Assem-
bly, already numerous "The Ithaca Journal
says: General NJ NJ. Curtis, OF st. Lawrence, VIII
return to the next Assembly and run for Speaker.
With him In the race may be Assem- ymen Mccarthy,
Kruse, saxton, Manvile Cole and Ainsworth Hustled
will sit under tho tree rs usual, and walt for the
apple 10 fail In his lap"
1t Is understood that Carroll f. Smith, the editor Of
/" Tho Syracuse Journal" will succeed James J. Bel
den member OF the Republican State Committee
for the XVIII District
George l. uemo rs, the Republican nominee for the
Assembly in the Second Washington District, has repre-
sented the town of Dresden In the Board Of supervisors
for several years.
d. /. Allen, of the delegates elected TO the Repub-
lean convention from the Third Ulster District Is a
Methodist clergyman who last winter was chaplain
Of The state Senate.
Albany County has a candidate for State Engineer
on the Republican ticket In the person of verplanck
Coivin who for many years has had charge OF the
Adirondack Survey.
Among The candidates for Controller the Demo
cratic side arc Senator and cxCongressman wemplc,
Mayor Kinney Of Udca, Senator Henry c. Nelson and
Charles Davis, who was a clerk in tho Office during
Lucius Robinsons term a. Controller
"The Albany Express" in tho course of an article
favoring the nomination OF Colonel Fred ID. Grant for
Secretary Of State makes this point Last spring
when Governor Hin nominated Colonel Grant for
Quarantine Commissioner every Democratic newspaper
In the state declared II excellent choice and awelt
at length upon the fitness OF his induction into
state office IL Ia always q satisfaction 10 know In
advance the opinion OF your adversary Is con.
corning the candidate you propose TO Lominata II
The Democratic press at all sincere last spring,
n viii now frankly ooncede that Colonel Grants